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SEC Defers SOX 404 Attestation Requirement for Smaller Companies
Craig A. Adoor, James M. Ash, Robert P. Attai, Steven R. Barrett, David E. Gardels, Gary D. Gilson, John D. Mandelbaum, Mary Anne O´Connell, November 12, 2009
Section 404 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) requires public companies and their independent auditors to report upon and verify the effectiveness of the companies' internal control over financial reporting in their annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...In...

NYSE Proposed Amendments to Corporate Governance Listing Standards
Steven R. Barrett, John D. Mandelbaum, Christopher J. DeLise, Robert P. Attai, James M. Ash, Gary D. Gilson, David E. Gardels, Craig A. Adoor, Mary Anne O'Connell, Tyler Peterson, October 7, 2009
On August 26, 2009, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments (which the NYSE further revised September 11, 2009) to the corporate governance listing standards originally adopted in 2003 and set forth in Section 303A of the NYSE...

Proposed Rules Expand Compensation and Corporate Governance Disclosure Requirements for Public Companies
Steven R. Barrett, John D. Mandelbaum, Robert P. Attai, James M. Ash, Gary D. Gilson, David E. Gardels, Craig A. Adoor, Mary Anne O'Connell, September 8, 2009
On July 10, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published proposed amendments to Regulation S-K and to Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K to expand the current compensation and corporate governance disclosure requirements for proxy and information statements, annual reports and registration...

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